- Module 1
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Introduction to Accounting
Topic 1: Introduction
Topic 2: What Is Accounting?
Topic 3: Assets and Liabilities
Topic 4: Income and Expense
Topic 5: Debits and Credits
Topic 6: Journal Entries
Topic 7: General Ledgers and Sub-Ledgers -
Check Your Understanding I
- Module 2
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Principles and Processes
Topic 1: GAAP and IFRS
Topic 2: The Accounting Equation
Topic 3: Accounting Period, Reporting Period, Fiscal Year
Topic 4: Cash Accounting and Accrual Accounting
Topic 5: Revenue Recognition
Topic 6: Deferred Revenue and Realized Revenue
Topic 7: Fair Value Accounting -
Check Your Understanding II
- Module 3
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Financial Statements
Topic 1: What Are Financial Statements?
Topic 2: Income Statement
Topic 3: Balance Sheet
Topic 4: Statement of Stockholder’s Equity
Topic 5: Relationship between the Financial Statements -
Check Your Understanding III
- Module 4
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Account Closing
Topic 1: Closing the Books
Topic 2: Accounting Close Process - Module 5
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Course Summary
Course Summary
Completed Objectives -
Course Rating
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Next Steps
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Introduction to Accounting
Self-Paced: for those who are unfamiliar with accounting and who want to learn about basic accounting terms and core financial statements businesses use to report their financial health.
This course is designed for those who are unfamiliar with accounting and who want to learn about basic accounting terms and core financial statements businesses use to report their financial health.
By the end of the course, you’ll be able to:
• Define accounting
• Describe commonly used accounting terms
• Discuss basic accounting processes
• Identify various financial statements
• Recognize the relationship between financial statements
• List the steps in account closing
Prerequisites: None.
The course is broken down as shown:
Module 1
Introduction to Accounting
Topic 1: Introduction
Topic 2: What Is Accounting?
Topic 3: Assets and Liabilities
Topic 4: Income and Expense
Topic 5: Debits and Credits
Topic 6: Journal Entries
Topic 7: General Ledgers and Sub-Ledgers
Check Your Understanding I
Module 2
Principles and Processes
Topic 1: GAAP and IFRS
Topic 2: The Accounting Equation
Topic 3: Accounting Period, Reporting Period, Fiscal Year
Topic 4: Cash Accounting and Accrual Accounting
Topic 5: Revenue Recognition
Topic 6: Deferred Revenue and Realized Revenue
Topic 7: Fair Value Accounting
Check Your Understanding II
Module 3
Financial Statements
Topic 1: What Are Financial Statements?
Topic 2: Income Statement
Topic 3: Balance Sheet
Topic 4: Statement of Stockholder’s Equity
Topic 5: Relationship between the Financial Statements
Check Your Understanding III
Module 4
Account Closing
Topic 1: Closing the Books
Topic 2: Accounting Close Process
Module 5
Course Summary
Course Summary
Completed Objectives
Next Steps
If you're familiar with accounting basics and want to learn about Zuora's Finance product, check out the Zuora Finance: An Introduction.